Assistant Team Manager

My Social Work News; Luton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in social work recruitment is seeking an experienced Deputy Team Manager to join their Children’s service in Luton. This permanent role offers an exciting opportunity to lead and support a dedicated team, ensuring the highest standards of social work practice are upheld. You will work closely with the Team Manager, prioritizing vulnerable children and managing staff while providing coaching and mentorship. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families, this role is perfect for you, providing a supportive environment where your expertise will shine.

Qualifications

• Degree in social work and current Social Work England registration required.
• In-depth post-qualifying experience in child and family social work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team alongside the Team Manager, managing and coaching staff.
• Ensure standards of social work practice are maintained and reported.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Social Work Practice

Child and Family Social Work

Risk Management

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 300 reviews, has an exciting Permanent opportunity available for an experienced Social Work Deputy Team Manager to join a well-established Children’s service based in Luton.

Team/Specialism: Family Safeguarding

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Duties:

• Work alongside the Team Manager to lead the team. Line managing, supporting and coaching a team including ASYE’s, Social Workers, and Senior Practitioners.
• Assisting with training and ensuring that standards of social work practice are maintained and reported to the Team Manager.
• Prioritise the most vulnerable and at-risk children and recommend appropriate advice and action, escalating to relevant services as required and in line with Luton’s thresholds, working with our Practice Framework.

Requirements of the Deputy Team Manager:

• Degree or equivalent in social work.
• Current Social Work England registration.
• In-depth post-qualifying experience including experience in the field of child and family social work.
• Demonstrable experience of coaching/mentoring staff.
• In-depth service-specific knowledge of children’s safeguarding and management of risk.
• Demonstrable experience of managing staff.

Contact:

This Deputy Team Manager job is advertised by Lucy Pearson; if you are interested in this position, please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from any experienced Social Work candidate with experience as a Newly Qualified Social Worker, Practitioner, Assistant Team Manager, Team Manager, Head of Service, or Director.

Regretfully, we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work applicants who meet these requirements for this Permanent Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. We will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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